Pirner Point
Pirner Point is a point marking the north side of the entrance to Little Moltke Harbor in Royal Bay, South Georgia. First surveyed by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83, under Schrader, and named by them for Captain Pirner, commander of the expedition ship Moltke.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pirner Peak and Mount Krokisius.
Pirner Peak
Peak
Pirner Peak is a peak 0.7 nautical miles northwest of Pirner Point, Royal Bay, South Georgia. Surveyed by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83, and named by them for Captain Pirner of the expedition ship Moltke. Pirner Peak is situated 2½ km north of Pirner Point.
Mount Krokisius
Peak
Mount Krokisius is a mountain 0.6 nautical miles northeast of Moltke Harbor, South Georgia. Named by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83, for Corvette Captain Ferdinand Krokisius, commander of the Marie, one of the two ships of the expedition. Mount Krokisius is situated 3 km north of Pirner Point.
Neighbour Peak
Peak
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neighbour Peak is a peak rising 1 nautical mile west of Pirner Peak at Royal Bay, South Georgia. The British Combined Services Expedition, 1964–65, identified this feature as "Nachbar", the name used by the German expedition under Schrader, 1882–83. Neighbour Peak is situated 3 km northwest of Pirner Point.
Pirner Point
- Type: Locality
- Description: cape in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Category: cape
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.53736° or 54° 32′ 15″ southLongitude
-36.07982° or 36° 4′ 47″ westElevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)Open location code
39Q5FW7C+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 9093034643OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pirner Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pirner Point”
- Chinese: “皮爾納角”
- German: “Kap Pirner”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pirner Point”
- Spanish: “Pirner Point”
- Swedish: “Pirner Point”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pirner Peak and Whale Valley.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pirner Point”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.